women, girls, teen
I can tell from this card sketch that I won’t be putting Hand Penned Petals away any time soon. This card was made quick and easy because of three things: Two-step stamping Generational stamping as well as stamping off Punched the sentiment out Because I saved so much time with the stamping, I splurged and…
We seem to be climbing out of shipping delays, and shortage of products, and I’m back to sending some beautiful little somethings, Sussies, to my qualifying customers. I love pretty packaging, and take a look at this gorgeous die-cut! In the new 2021 Annual Catalog is a Suite of products called Hand-Penned. The coordinating dies…
This card came as a real surprise to me. It’s the stamp set, Inspiring Iris, but I used stamps that are also in that set NOT IRIS. Also, don’t let it get away from you that the stamp set has very fine line outlines of all these images, too. Because we’re working with velum, I…
The advantage of using a distINKtive stamp set is the ease of inking up and getting it right the first stamping. When you want to make a batch of cards like I mentioned in the last post, try using a tool to get everything started! The first thing I stamped with the Stamparatus is the…
This might be “simple” but it is a b-e-a-utiful card in the hand! I used a stamp positioning tool to get the hydrangea in the same place for all the cards and then free-handed the roses and leaves. The sentiment is from a versatile set called Happy Thoughts, and it’s a must-have set. Nothing but…
I’ve taught frequently about making 4 Cards in 30 Minutes, and now I want to show you How to Make Sentiment Banners Quick and Easy. It helps to know a few tricks to get those cards made in just a half hour, and this technique will help you when you are making multiples in higher…
It’s summer, you’re busy, so let’s show how you can still make those Handmade Cards With One Quick Layout. This particular layout will make 8 cards from one sheet of white card stock, one sheet of colored card stock, and 4 sheets of your card base color choice. This is one of the card layouts…
Before you decide to retire your Touches of Texture stamp set, take a look at this Fixer Upper Handmade Card Idea with Crackle Background! I’ve taken a 12×12 sheet of Petal Pink and cut it into 6 pieces. Each piece is the regular 4″ x 5-1/4″, after first cutting a nice 1-1/2″ strip off the…
My crafting has been revolutionized by Background Stamping Using a Stamp Positioning Tool! You can see right away that a background stamp barely covers a card stock panel 4″ x 5-1/4″, so this is the number one reason to use a stamp positioning tool of any brand. I’m using the Stampin’ Up! Stamparatus here and…
